This collection has been reviewed by the Reagan Library staff and it
is available for research.You may
access this collection in our research room.There is no need to file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for
any of the contents of this collection

PRESIDENTIAL
HANDWRITING FILE: PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHES: 1981-1989

The Presidential Handwriting File is an artificial collection
created by the White House Office of Records Management (WHORM).The Presidential Handwriting File consists of
a variety of documents that Ronald Reagan either annotated,
edited, or wrote in his own hand.When
documents containing the president's handwriting were received at WHORM for
filing, the original was placed in the Presidential Handwriting File and
arranged by the order received.A
photocopy of the document was placed in the appropriate category of the WHORM:
Subject File.The first page of the casefile was stamped Handwriting File, indicating the
location of the original documents.However, WHORM often failed to indicate on the original documents the
original location (i.e. the six digit tracking number, Subject Category Code).The Presidential Handwriting File, as created
by the White House, did not contain handwriting found in staff and office
files.The Library will be creating a
further series of handwriting material from staff and office files.

In order to provide better access to the Presidential Handwriting
File, the collection has been arranged into six series. Each series is arranged
chronologically by the date of the document.Each document has been marked with the appropriate WHORM: Subject File
category and a six digit tracking number.

SERIES III: PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHES

This series consists of speeches that the President either edited or
wrote the initial draft.The series also
contains the note cards that the President used when he delivered remarks
without ateleprompter.It was the President's habit to mark the note
cards in such a way as to assist with the delivery of his remarks.The primary WHORM: Subject File category for
speeches is SP.Each speech carries a
unique secondary category number within SP (for example: SP230-82, 1982 State
of the Union).